Section 69-55-3 - Establishment of the Poultry Farmer Stabilization Grant Program, the Mississippi Supplemental CFAP Grant Program, and the Sweet Potato Farm Sustainment Grant Program; purpose

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce shall establish and administer the following grant programs:(a) The Poultry Farmer Stabilization Grant Program for the purpose of assisting Mississippi poultry farmers who have experienced a loss of at least one (1) full flock of production due to the COVID-19 pandemic;(b) The Mississippi Supplemental CFAP Grant Program for the purpose of assisting commodity producers who qualified for the USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP); and(c) The Sweet Potato Farm Sustainment Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to sweet potato farmers to cover expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Added by Laws, 2020, ch. 498, SB 3058,§ 3, (became law without the Governor's signature on October 9, 2020).